Merch Lines

davidjackson504

We are flying in tomorrow for the second night at Dickie's. How have the merchandise lines been? I really want a poster. Is it better to wait outside in the lines or get one in the venue? I could get to the venue as early as 3pm but will need to get back to our room to check in before the show. Thanks in advance. 

tempo_n_groove

Show up at 5 am!

davidjackson504

tempo_n_groove said:

Show up at 5 am!

Not possible!

JOEJOEJOE

We usually enter the venue at door time and go right to the merch table.  Beats waiting in line for hours for the merch truck.

curleybarney

JOEJOEJOE said:

We usually enter the venue at door time and go right to the merch table.  Beats waiting in line for hours for the merch truck.

This is a terrible idea. Nobody else do this  

curleybarney

JOEJOEJOE said:

We usually enter the venue at door time and go right to the merch table.  Beats waiting in line for hours for the merch truck.

My strategy after getting the sunburn of all sunburns at Wrigley

JOEJOEJOE

curleybarney said:

JOEJOEJOE said:

We usually enter the venue at door time and go right to the merch table.  Beats waiting in line for hours for the merch truck.

My strategy after getting the sunburn of all sunburns at Wrigley

I learned my lesson at Wrigley 2013......was so exhausted from the heat related to the long wait in the merch line that I was too tired to enjoy the show

davidjackson504

Inside the arena it is. Worst case scenario is an eBay purchase. That might beat staying in line for a few hours in the Texas heat. 

jomary

Inside the Venue is your best bet, just show up when doors open at 6.  Also they still had posters and most things hanging after the show last night.  Think the big thing missing may have been the show shirt.  I didn't see any of the gym bags at the stand on the north side but they may have just not had them or had them displayed.  I have found its always good to ask....

After losing hours in the merch line at the truck in St Paul I have learned my lesson that 4 hours for anything is just not worth it.  Also the $75 basketballs were a plenty at the stand I was at so maybe those are going to be around a lot more than people think.

I would even guess those end up in mystery boxes sooner or later.

Gern Blansten

davidjackson504 said:

Inside the arena it is. Worst case scenario is an eBay purchase. That might beat staying in line for a few hours in the Texas heat. 

That's the way to look at it. I've done my time in lines...no more. I spent exactly 0 seconds in line at both Chicago shows.

I would be tempted to wait on those Fort Worth posters but you'll have a shot at them at the artist website, here, then ebay if all else fails.

Just wait a few weeks and the prices drop on ebay.

dwjmu84

Waited 4.5 hours on my bday for St Paul 1 and will never do it again. 

It wasn’t a god awful experience but I wish I’d spent my day doing other things. Lesson learned. 

Clearly, there needs to be another plan for merch in 2024 when they tour to support the new album. Why not let us purchase ahead of time and the day of becomes a “pickup”? Arrive when you want. Staggered arrival = no lines. 

ZoSoTim

Friend just texted that it only took him 40 minutes to get through the line today.

Gern Blansten

dwjmu84 said:

Waited 4.5 hours on my bday for St Paul 1 and will never do it again. 

It wasn’t a god awful experience but I wish I’d spent my day doing other things. Lesson learned. 

Clearly, there needs to be another plan for merch in 2024 when they tour to support the new album. Why not let us purchase ahead of time and the day of becomes a “pickup”? Arrive when you want. Staggered arrival = no lines. 

That's not going to happen. Just give it up. It feels great.

cutz

ZoSoTim said:

Friend just texted that it only took him 40 minutes to get through the line today.

If it's anything like STP on the off day/night, I believe it. But, they were out of stock on a lot of shit. I went, for shits & giggles as I'm not really into Merch, and there was NO line at STP on the off day/night. I walked right up and I asked about setlist Shirts(which they don't have this Tour).

Hopefully for your friend they had what he/she was looking for.

ZoSoTim

He got pretty much everything he wanted from what he said. 

cutz

ZoSoTim said:

He got pretty much everything he wanted from what he said. 

Nice!!

MB93672

People have been rolling up to the venue later in the afternoon today, waiting a mere 20 minutes, and have been able to get everything they want aside from the duffle bag